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Episodes
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic.
In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story. The theory being that far less listeners have read all the Virgin or BBC novels, and may need the information.
This practice has been appreciated, but has also blown out episode run-times. Given that not every listener even needs the summary, we put our heads together to come up with a way to provide a summary but not blow out the episode.
And here it is... a standalone summary of The Shadow of Weng-Chiang. If you've never read the novel before, or you have but feel like a refresher is in order, this 15m podcast will tell you what happens in the novel, from start to finish. Have at it.
See you on Sunday with our Shadow of Weng-Chiang episode, where you'll hear our actual thoughts on the story in question!
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
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Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt.
The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we get?
Thanks to David Beardsley from Santa Cruz, California for the topic!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast.
What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general?
Tune in, find out.
Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNIT spin-off series and the Doom's Day multimedia project.
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories?
Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next.
Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoon Show being found and digitised, showing him and his club mates, back in 1988, taking part in a quiz on ABC TV over three days before Remembrance of the Daleks aired.
All that and so much more. If you're an old hand, you know the drill by now. If you're new to the show - hello! We drop a full-length episode like this on the final Sunday of each month, and have done for the past 8 years.
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria.
Today, the Podcast of Decision V.
Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for some games and general discussion about Doctor Who via those games.
If you’d like to hear more of these games, you can find the previous four installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 2022.
Rob will be back next month!
Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Top 'Nu Who' Stories
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best stories in all of 'Nu Who', ie: since Doctor Who's return in 2005.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
When PRIMARY SOURCES ended, earlier in 2022, a promise was made that it would come back 'from time to time' as a series of specials. Today, Rob makes good on that promise, with the PRIMARY SOURCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022.
Featuring input from Anthony Carroll (squared), Chris March, Richard Smith, Terry Hayward, Jeremy Bonwick, and Neilers C, a team of Doctor Who fans weigh in on a letter to Doctor Who Magazine #238 from May, 1996 on the topic of...
SEX!
Yes, hanky panky, coitus, relations, lovemaking... whatever you want to call it. Does it ruin Doctor Who? Fans certainly thought so with the TV movie hurtling at them back in 1996. Have our attitudes changed, or is it still a bit... icky?
Wishing you all the compliments of the season, and we'll be back in the new year to do it all again.
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Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
In every era of Doctor Who there are stories which, for whatever reason, aren't as well remembered as others. They're the ones you skip over when you're browsing your DVDs, wondering what you should slip on. Maybe it's because of other, "better" episodes in the same season. Maybe it's received fan wisdom putting you off. Maybe you had a genuinely bad experience with the story in the past.
Tonight, however, we turn our mind to stories that are underrated and which you might not be too keen on choosing for your viewing pleasure... yet you should. We blaze through all 13 Doctors, presenting 26 choices for your perusal.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including details of how long Ncuti Gatwa's first series will be, Christmas specials for years to come, and the sad passing of legendary series writer, Chris Boucher.
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best regenerations in the entire series - classic and modern.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
In our 16th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Star Wars: Andor on Disney+ (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor
Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
Denise Gough as Dedra Meero
Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma
Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha
Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz
Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
At the end of October, we threw a vote out there on Twitter for which Tom Baker season you would like us to discuss on the next episode. 160 votes later the results were:
Season 12 - 18.8%
Season 14 - 27.5%
Season 15 - 40%
Season 18 - 13.8%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 15. Hope you enjoy the chat!
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including a fairly underwhelming 59th anniversary for the series, and a new companion. Hello, Millie Gibson!
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best monsters which have appeared in both the classic and modern series.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net